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The Ads Alert application is a rogue anti-spyware.
The Ads Alert program reportedly has the characteristic of making false claims about spyware removal and detection.
Incidentally, there are a lot of spyware products in the market today that pose as genuine anti-Spyware scanners. They seem like the real deal but often times, they are not really able to remove the significant threats. They take up a lot of memory space and are difficult, if not impossible, to uninstall. Additionally, this malicious program functions as a smokescreen hoax application that distracts the computer user from noticing the presence of malware that is in the background running.
There is purportedly a second type of rouge anti-spyware and they are the rogues without malicious intentions but do not function correctly. An anti-spyware is like a surgeon. It cuts out the infected files in the most sensitive locations of the user's computer. When a malfunctioning scanner performs this same operation, there is a high probability that it could cut out the vital parts instead of the infected ones.
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Based on reports, this rogue anti-spyware was developed by the PCPrivacySoftware Company and could be purchased or downloaded for free from its website, pcprivacysoftware.com.
Free versions of the Ads Alert application have allegedly been tested on clean and uninfected computers. The application was said to have recognized files related to software that are legitimate as browser hijackers like the Microsoft Windows Media Player or the Adobe Acrobat Reader and suggested getting rid of them. The scan reports it made contained an entry that was related to Lop spyware even though this parasite was not installed in the system. The results of this test clearly show that the application Ads Alert employs false positive messages to entice potential customers into purchasing their product.
Apparently, the free version of this malware does not carry an update function. Its definitions database is old and outdated. The said application is not able to remove critical objects that are found and asks the user to register and buy the full version of the software.
The official PCPrivacySoftware website is not even informative. It does not have a detailed product review, screenshots, and contact information.
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constant-content.com | November 13th, 2009
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